On February 22, 2007, they began touring in support of the album. Since blagging his way onto the Hammer team a decade ago, Stephen has written countless features and reviews for the magazine, usually specialising in punk, hardcore and 90s metal, and still holds out the faint hope of one day getting his beloved U2 into the pages of the mag. [116][117] The band was quickly re-scheduled to appear at the 2021 edition of Psycho Las Vegas, due to take place between August 2022, 2021 and at the 2021 edition of Furnace Fest, due to take place between September 2426, 2021.[118][119]. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). The band reached big success with their single Kiss Me which everyone in the world has heard by now but this album is what started my fascination for them. Leighs soft spoken singing style mixed with that classic early 90s alt rock style was out of this world. They recorded with Swedish producers Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lvstrm. Another one of those blink and youll miss it, Christian record labels that sprang up with mostly unknown bands. The Blamed even covered Guy in a Suit and the Pope (The Crucified) on this record and it is beyond fantastic, a perfect nod to the legends of Christian Thrash Punk Metal. I even felt it rivaled the creativity of the secular scene. For a teenager who was hungry for new music, these guys brought the goods and I consumed them with the biggest smile. I first was introduced to Dryve at a youth group retreat in 1995. I look back now and I see some redeeming qualities about this album and I can kind of see why it was such a commercial success. [108] Ryan Primack has still been involved with music, working with his former bandmate Derek Miller's band, Sleigh Bells, as their production manager and second live guitar player. Its too bad they didnt make very many more albums after this one. Go listen to any song on this record (Handshake, Confirmation Day, Way Before The Flood, etc) and tell me you dont choke up or feel immense pride in knowing that yeah these guys were thought provoking Christian songwriters. They had improved upon their sound so much after Pokinatcha and continue to wow the punk rock crowd of today. No one would be able to tell the difference. Seriously, click this bandcamp link from the band and give Mercury a listen today. Poison the Well wanted to continue the evolution of their sound and felt that they needed a team of people who understood where they were going and what they wanted to do. This band made music that would appeal to broad audience and Masaki Liu from this band went on to be a prolific music producer. ), well whatever it was, the album stuck. Their talent was undeniable and even though the vocals at times ran together with production issues possibly not bringing to the forefront clarity of words, it didnt matter because it was pure, unfiltered punk rock. I loved Bodyboarding so I remember being super impressed with this group. Mortal Pura Mike Stand who led the legendary Christian punk group, Altar Boys, did some solo material on the side then after the end of his band he went on to form Clash of Symbols and released a couple of albums. I had seen them at a huge outdoor festival called ZOOM 95 with loads of awesome bands from time period with MxPx as one of the headliners. Teenagers played on this EP, just think about that for a moment. -Brandon Jones for Indie Vision Music / 12/12/2020, Deliverance Camelot In Smithereens [99], Even though the band had no label, they returned to writing material for the third and final session. Poison the Well is an American metalcore band from Miami, Florida[4] who were last signed to Ferret Music. The album is titled Oceanic and was released on Metro One back in 1995. Poison. [21], Bassist Iano Dovi, formerly of the band Pintsize, joined in August 2001, just in time for a two-week tour with Unearth, God Forbid and Martyr AD across Canada, the Northeast and the Midwest.[22][23][24]. Your article describes much of what I like of this era, Christian music at the time was creative, different, and unique. I feel as if they had stuck around maybe a bit longer, they would have been the biggest band in the realm of hardcore and metal. The Spark was the bands official label debut with a bigger sound and more defining elements, exclusive to the Plankeye style that would be developed over the next few records. This album was a lot more tame than their Back on the Map album in 1997. There was so much said between these songs and its the primary reason Jesus Freak was so immensely popular among not only Christians but embraced by a worldwide unbelieving audience as well. There was just something unique about Crux that most bands of that time period, specifically Christian Music, didnt possess or even come close to. It all started with Dime Store Prophets and 5 Minute Walk which led to Five Iron Frenzy. [111][112], In 2016, Poison the Well regrouped for a total of eleven shows, performed between June and August. I havent seen as much creativity and unique stuff since these times. Nevertheless, Landsman agreed to honour Poison the Well's already-booked upcoming show on October 6, 2000, at Club Q in Davie, Florida. 9,853 Followers. One thing that stands out in Blenderhead recordings is the Drumming. It is music that puts you in a zone and you can almost feel the padded walls surrounding you in a cocoon of love. At the time the band were dual-fronted by Aryeh Lehrer and Duane Hosein, and their sound of metallic riffs amongst punk structures and a multi-layered vocal attack . [86] The event highlighting local Florida hardcore band Destro's final show, but also celebrated the release of Poison the Well's Tear from the Red 7-inch vinyl singles on Trustkill Records and the band's first DVD Tear from the Road. [38] On February 11, 2001, it was announced that an agreement had been struck with Trustkill Records but that it could not be released until after Poison the Well's new album was out (i.e. 9. [84] Due to van troubles upon leaving Florida, however, Poison the Well missed the first two shows of the tour; Killswitch Engage also missed the first couple of dates because of their performance at Hellfest. Bath Tempering its harsh, scream-filled sound with startling moments of melody, the Floridian ensemble--anchored by . The band always straddled the line between Jawbox, Fugazi, Helmet, and even some of that early 90s alternative rock sound (can I say that?). They combined aspects of ferocious, metallic hardcore alongside gentle, melodic, dare I say Emo tendencies for a style much to themselves. CHRIS HORNBROOK . (France) Add to cart. Thanks for putting this together. I really believe that had the band continued building upon the sound of this record and even a bit of Bow, they would have been the biggest thing in not only Christian Hardcore but the entire genre of Hardcore at large. The band released 2 albums on Tooth & Nail Records then called it quits a little after. I always dug that this Hawaii band shared members with Spooky Tuesday and was fronted by a pro bodyboarder, Kyle Maligro. The Opposite Of December swiftly became one of the most talked about albums in the underground songs like Nerdy and Slice Paper Wrists are so furious, so passionate and so undeniably brilliant that Poison The Well were immediately catapulted into the role of hardcores great new hopes. It was like super old Blink-182 (Cheshire Cat) mixed with Presidents of the United States of America (The band), Supernova, The Aquabats, Weird Al, and maybe a slight MxPx sound. The band also brought on Brad Clifford of Since by Man on guitar and their former guitar tech Bradley Grace on bass towards the end of this tour cycle. Matt Johnson was the ultimate pro and had a unique style that further complimented the abrasive, melodic music of Blenderhead. Dime Store Prophets Love Is Against The Grain. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. So I saw this Plankeye band and their Bible verse quoting shirts referring to their name. The shift had been acknowledged on TFTR, which, although filled with great songs, nodded towards more straight-ahead rock and metal rather than hardcore Pieces Of You In Me sounds almost grunge-lite and the acoustic Horns And Tails showing PTW stretches the band in new directions. Or why not treat yourself? Every song sort of ties together and weaves throughout, keeping you entertained the entire time. Listening to it today you can hear how it has been an influence of every band from Killswitch Engage to While She Sleeps. Some of these I havent listened to in years which is why I am slowly buying them back on Tape or Vinyl to refresh my mind. After the record was complete, the band started a year and a half tour cycle that took them to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. This little write up isnt about Bow or even Spirit Filled Hardcore, its about that monumental sophomore follow up record, The Hope That Lies Within. 6. Is the band Christian Death a. Bury Tomorrows Davyd Winter-Bates was a young music fan in Southampton at the time, and is quick to give Poison The Well the credit he believes is due, I got into Poison The Well in late 2002 through the Tear From The Red album, he tells us today. These guys were all in Jr High/High School when they recorded the EP but you wouldnt find anything juvenile about it. Poison the Well is a Miami, Florida-based metalcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music. Learn how your comment data is processed. With no label the band continued to record regardless and were eventually picked up by Ferret records for 2007s mostly ignored Versions. It was released on July 1, 2003. Quality music and led by haunting female vocals. Stream music and podcasts FREE on Amazon Music. 2009s confused and unfocussed The Tropic Rot followed before Poison The Well announced they would be going on hiatus on 14 July, 2010 to little surprise or sadness in the corridors of power. They played alongside Black Eyed Sceva up in the mountains and it was that small intimate, youthful gathering that made me an instant fan. local news and culture. Poison the Well - Artist Details. By the way, watching them perform at a Christian Rock night at Knotts Berry Farm in 95 alongside MxPx and Havalina Rail Co. with thousands of young, impressionable, eager music fans, was just so surreal and mind blowing on a whole other level. [31][32] Poison the Well had been touring with A New Kind of American Saint's guitarist Michael Peters the month prior. So much diversity of songs like The Scarlet Letter and Outside. Suddenly Poison The Well were being reviewed in magazines, tipped to break nu-metals stranglehold on rock and playing festivals with much more commercial sounding bands. Maybe even some Pixies, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Nirvana. Joined: Thu May 27, 2010 12:12 am. Takes me back. [74][75] The band immediately began to be courted by major record labels, much to the dissatisfaction of Trustkill Records, who attempted to renew their soon-expiring contract. I would love more Crux music so push those guys to get to work. It seems like every day in recent memory has been met with the announcement that another iconic music group is getting back together, despite so many of these acts having so oftenaddressed the possibility of a reconciliation with a "highly unlikely" or "no, never! Rated #157 in the best albums of 2003, and #8778 of all time album.. The original recording of "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense" was later used as a bonus track on the Japanese version of You Come Before You, released by Warner Music Japan on October 29, 2003, and appeared on the b-side to the 10-inch vinyl single for "Ghostchant" (both listed it as "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense (Demo)". In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. Poison the well- Forever is such an unpleasant word 1999. Poison the well- tears from the red. It didnt matter in the end though because 25 years later, Im still listening. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Most people dont know this exists. This was a truly solid piece of work and still stands as a legendary piece of classic rock. They are a Gothic metal band. The band has since performed several reunion shows: two in 2015, eleven in 2016 and one in 2020.[6][7]. Bold statements but Blenderhead truly brought an original sound while mixing up their influences and being brave about lyrical content. Join the New Times community and help support Punk Rawk Show was that defining punk rock moment for the band and scene at large. In August 2000, Poison the Well announced that a split 7-inch vinyl was in development for release through a one-off deal with Pennsylvania-based record label Surprise Attack Records and Georgia-based record label Jawk Records. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Poison the Well's Versions was released on Ferret Music on April 2, 2007 in Europe and April 3, 2007 worldwide. This album was a defining moment not only for the band but the scene at large. Poison the Well is an American hardcore punk bank from Miami, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. On July 14, 2010, after eight months of inactivity, Poison the Well released a press statement announcing a hiatus to "explore other interests. It was goofy and strange but filled with hopeful songs about Faith and youthful trials. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. These were fast, heavy songs with Jeremys unrelenting screaming that was like a chainsaw that wouldnt stop cutting long after the chain breaks. There wasnt and still isnt a band like Sixpence None The Richer. The show was a landmark event, not only as Landsman's final show with Poison the Well, but because it also celebrated the release of Until the End's debut extended play, already released on September 12, 2000, through Equal Vision Records. [94] Towards the end, many of the band members were worn out and unsure if they wanted to continue with Poison the Well. Sale or Trade. This album had a punk-funk-pop sound that would have appealed to fans of bands like Plankeye, Sponge, Screaming Trees, early Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, and Stone Temple Pilots. Instead of pursuing teenage pop music and tik tok influencing, these guys were laying it down thick with Hardcore insanity. [82][83] From July 9 to August 9, 2002, Poison the Well toured across the entire United States supporting Kittie, Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage. Bills vocals were in your face and gritty, while also tossing up some melodies here and there. If I hear one more lazy journalist bring up the shoegaze term when searching for adjectives to describe this unmistakable sound, Im gonna throw down. The group spawned the career of Jess Penner who has gone on to release a huge amount of solo and band work with her other music projects. For us mid-lifers, its that perfect nostalgic battle cry we will belt out on our way to senior homes in the years to come Teenage Politics, Falling Down, Money Tree, Studying Humans, Something More, Different Things, Misunderstanding, Delores (My Girl Hates The IRA) and that classic Punk Rawk Show, are some fun tracks and prepare you for that huge game changing album, Life in General that released the next year. Outside of myself, its hard to find too many other music fans who still recall this group. Severson had been friends and a fan of the band for many years and expressed interest in signing them. It was a huge fete. Not for sale or trade. [42] But Throwdown's recording session was pushed back by several months due to their touring schedule. The lineup was also a bit different on this record with just Tim Mann, Dirk Lemmenes (Stavesacre), and Mike Merryman returning from the last album cycle. Poison the Well is an American experimental metalcore band from Miami, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Sadly, the band broke up after their short run and the release of this album. One of those bands you werent afraid to share with your friends and one that would make people turn heads. Thanks for visiting! Sure there may have been a few other emocore bands at that time period and many copping the style but none were as great as Bloodshed. One of the most revered acts on the 21st-century metalcore scene, Poison the Well built its reputation on the renowned Trustkill label before temporarily hitting the majors with 2003's YOU COME BEFORE YOU. The band wanted to make a record that was more focused musically and bigger sonically. But it wasnt all smooth sailing as both vocalists departed, leaving Jeff Moreira to step in as the bands frontman. No, Poison Black is not a Christian band. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. These songs radiate with intensity and many were super long. It was miles apart from the rest of competition and arrived years, hold that, DECADES, before that style of music really took hold. The success of Tear from the Red and their continuous touring schedule helped Poison The Well gain the attention of some major labels, which had started to take interest in bands coming from the hardcore scene. The band has released a few fantastic covers in the years since that are truly remarkable but the band has kind of fizzled out in recent years. Spirit Filled Hardcore was a term coined by Lead Vocalist and songwriter, Tim Mann, back in the early 90s and has seemingly stuck in the decades that have followed. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. After months of working and writing material, the band set off in early 2005 to work and record with Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lvstrm at Tonteknik Studios in Ume, Sweden. Feeding The Ignorant starts this album off with a frenetic burst of unimaginable aggression and passion. The only remaining band members were lead guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Christopher Hornbrook, while vocalist Jeffrey Moreira appeared on all five of their full-length albums. Jeffrey Moreira ( vocalist in Poison the Well) ( from 1998-12 until 2010-07-14, in 2015-05, from 2016-06 until 2016-07, from 2020 to present: lead vocals) Jos Martinez ( Florida guitarist, member of Crestfallen and Bird of Ill Omen) ( in 1999: guitar [lead guitar]) Stephen Looker ( American musician) ( from 1999-05 until 1999-06: electric . Its an often forgotten time period for Christian Music and 1995 was year unlike most other in terms of diversity of talent. It is the band's only release on a major label ( Atlantic Records ). I remember like it was yesterday walking around inside the gigantic merch tent at Cornerstone 95 picking up more than a few of these releases the first day of the festival. Four years without an album is a long time in music, and by this point metalcore had not only thrived commercially in their absence, but taken a fall after an endless supply of second-rate copycats. The band had been in contact with Ferret Music president Carl Severson about signing with the label. [26] Poison the Well then performed their cover of "Today" at Hellfest 2001 on Friday, July 6, 2001, at Liquids in East Syracuse, New York. The best era of indyRead more . Clash of Symbols Begging at the Temple Gate Called Beautiful. Tweets & replies. As Howard Jones himself will tell you, If youre a fan of any of those bands, this is the source to go back and check out. A slicker and better produced record than previous attempts, thanks to the talents of Swedish duo Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovstrom (who were picked after their work on Refuseds seminal The Shape Of Punk To Come), YCBY was the album that brought Poison The Well as close to the summit as they would ever reach. They would go on to reunite briefly in 2000 and release a 3 song demo then call it quits until another reunion in 2009. Their sound was much heavier and more raw than their major label Grunge contemporaries but still fit it comfortably in at that time. I Still Care, Spoken, Inside, Pain To What, and Homeless are all great songs. [55] The cover song was quickly dropped and the band announced that they would instead track twelve original songs. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. [113][114][115], Poison the Well was scheduled to perform at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada in August 2020 and at Furnace Fest in Birmingham, Alabama in September 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both events were postponed. In fact, before my dive down the Christian Rock rabbit hole, I had a huge CD collection which I sadly sold to Werehouse Music and used the funds to buy a Sega Genesis. Heres how it works. Announcing more dates. Creole, Sky High, Shiver Bendy Line, and Sun Stoned are my favorites and for good reason, they are all over 5 minutes in length!. We were all crammed into the local Jr. High School gymnasium filled wall to wall with merch booths and Scott wandering around meeting everyone. [25][14][28][29] These were the band's first recordings played in Drop C tuning and to feature their new bassist Mike Gordillo. Throwdown's original song "False Idols" was also later re-recorded for their full-length album Haymaker. Featured peformers: Chris Hornbrook (drums), Derek Miller (guitar), Geoff Vegas (bass), Jeffrey Moreira (vocals), Ryan Primack (guitar), Pelle Henricsson (recording engineer, mixing . Poison the Well's cover of "Today" was never released; the band later recorded another The Smashing Pumpkins cover, "Soma" for the ReIgnition Recordings Various Artists compilation The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins.[53]. Side note, Delores (My Girl Hates the IRA) is a fun song that serves as a tribute to Dolores ORiordan of The Cranberries fame, RIP. [31] The series was also planning other splits for Indecision and Walls of Jericho (Volume 2), Today Is the Day and Supermachiner (Volume 4) and Disembodied (Volume 5); Poison the Well and Eighteen Visions were to be the third release in the series with a tentative release date for the summer of 2001. The worlds biggest and best metal magazine, The 10 best Motorhead songs (that sound nothing like Ace Of Spades), The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week, Listen to Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen's ethereal new solo single Daydream, This AI generates artwork and album titles for fake metal bands and it's scarily spot-on, A "sleazy metal" zombie horror movie featuring Randy Blythe, Tom Araya, David Vincent and Norman Reedus is out to watch right now, Every issue delivered direct to your door. No credit card required. It was later re-recorded for their 5 Minute Walk debut. Sadly, like all good stories, their chapter was stamped as finished in what seemed like just a few years. Other notable releases from that year were Vigilantes Of Love Blister Soul, Luxury Amazing And Thank You and Argyle Park Misguided. Come on guys, make it happen again. Its a remarkable collection of alternative rock (can we still say that?) The first half of this record is mind blowing and by the time the 11th track hits, the entirety of songs has been a unifying force of music perfection. Youre only as old as you feel and if Descendents, Bad Religion, Social D, Henry Rollins, as well as all those classic hardcore bands like Sick of it All, Madball, Agnostic Front, Youth of Today, etc can play shows, then so can Focused. There are some excellent moments of Versions; the slow, stalking menace of Nagaina and the seething, slide guitar of Letter Thing being prime examples, but absence had not made the heart grow fonder for Poison The Well and the album slipped through the cracks. For whatever reason I dug this one the most. Jason Wade, the lead vocalist of the Los Angeles originated American rock band, Lifehouse is a Christian. I was in the 8th grade in 1995, but had almost all of these CDs at the time (or my older brother had what I did not) Well written reviews, very descriptive and you captured many of the best albums of this time period. Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:49 am. Andrew R., and Chris Bowden (The Merbabies) were fantastic players and their own unique skills brought in this new sound for Focused. [88] The DVD was edited by Christopher Sims through his film production company TimeCode Entertainment, and was marketed through Trustkill Records and Velvet Hammer's promotional division Streetwise Concepts & Culture.[62][89]. Alas, I was a incredibly poor young youth minister in a trailer court church, and was never able to do it. Atlantic Records had given full creative control with the writing and recording of You Come Before You, not interfering and allowing the band to do what they pleased. sonic-records. The second release with Undecided Records was to be another split 7-inch, this one with Eighteen Visions. Read More. It was dark, heavy and brooding, but with melody throughout, which never seemed out of place. Formed in 1997 under the moniker An Acre Lost, things didnt really start moving for Poison The Well until the name change and debut EP Distance Only Makes The Heart Grow Fonder caught the attention of Trustkill Records in 1998. Sign Up Now. Songs ranged on the broke and spent consumer like culture of America, Abuse of the innocent, loss of innocence, and the redeeming blood of Jesus woven in throughout it all. Formed . The worst part is that when a record label goes down, closes up, ceases to exist, the albums and created works go Out of Print, a term so many of us love to hate. Now go listen to their latest record The Church is Hurting People. BA1 1UA. It was weird and fun at the same time. [45] Throwdown finally entered the studio to record their side of the split in mid-August 2001; by this time, their choice cover had changed to Deftones' "Around the Fur". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Likes. [62], Poison the Well then reunited with Hatebreed for the Perseverance Tour 2002 which took the bands through the Midwest and West Coast from February 28 to March 19, 2002. [43][44] In March 2001, Surprise Attack Records used the recording of "Sticks and Stones Never Made Sense" on their Various Artists sampler Budget Sampler: It's All About the Money, co-released with Canadian record labels Goodfellow Records and Redstar Records. The band even toured with Matchbox Twenty in those early days (wasnt there some drama?). The writing process for The Tropic Rot started a few weeks after Poison the Well finished up the touring cycle for Versions. Geez man, I was a senior in high school in 95 and your list just hit me right in the mid life crisis, lol. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas to Bring NY State of Mind Tour to South Florida, A Timeline of Kodak Black's Legal Troubles, Oro Fresco Wants You to Think of Latin Music Beyond Reggaeton, Monobloco Brings a Taste of Rio's Carnaval to Miami, Todrick Hall Will Headline Miami Beach Pride 2023, Here Are the Best Concerts in Miami This Week. Landsman, Gordillo, Van Huss, Albert and Dovi each contributed to the songwriting and arrangements. Everybody talks reunions these days but Strongarm with Jason and Chris sharing vocal duties would be absolutely insane. Longtime Equal Vision Records' band Bane has released their fourth and final full-length album, Don't Wait Up, on May 13, 2014. 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